Stage 3: Kheb Monastery

Reconnecting with Nature through Self-sufficiency

“It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly.”

—Bertrand Russell

“Have you ever dreamed of a place, far away from it all…” begins the theme to the 1973 classic musical, Lost Horizon, based on James Hilton’s 1933 novel about the secluded monastery of Shangri-La in the Himalayan mountains, sitting as an inspiration to all that there is a better way to live your life.

Kheb^[1] is a monastery, remote but not secluded, where people can have an alternative to the mercantile system that is imposed upon society by political, religious and educational institutions.

Goals

1. To develop a healthy, physical body and lifestyle based on organic foods and energetic techniques, such as Qigong, Tai Chi or Yoga.
2. Develop thinking and intuition to higher levels, based on the processes of nature, to become intelligent in both knowledge and street smarts, ideal and practical.
3. To use the strong body and strong mind to create a strong, enduring spirit—intelligence coupled with ethics, resulting in wisdom.
4. To develop a lifestyle based on compassion, kindness and open sharing that can be a living example to others who seek a similar path.
5. To make this knowledge and process available to those whom seek it, through books, lectures, workshops and the Internet.